Thread: Quad bike brake cables can fail

Honda TRX 300 quad - had it since new in 94 - done 11,500kms - farm use and hunting

Had it backed down a hill with a tandem trailer full of scrub that I was tipping over a bank - bit silly but I was pulling the stuff out from behind the trailer
Took the bike down to the shed - on a slight slope so put the hand brake on - the cable just snapped at the hand brake lever
A bit lucky - I might have been another statistic for this week
Mechanic tells me they break regularly - for safety sake - might be worth giving it a hard squeeze now and again to stress test it

Yep been there
When I was shepherding in the Wairarapa I lost a quad down a hill while opening a gate, luckily I managed to convince all my dogs to jump ship


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The left hand lever which is also the hand brake lever on a Honda is actually only meant to be used as the hand brake lever not for braking as that's the right hand or left foot brake lever. When I broke my second one the mechanic told me that
It seems they sell heaps of those cables as they are intended to be hand brake only.
I was stunned but it must be right as I v broken left hand cables that have the hand brake lock on them . Ha ha only cos the brake pads on right lever were squealing there tits off.

Funny as. RTFI. Read the fuc in instructions. That was what I was told.

Looks like a Minter, don't see many in good nick.

Had two offers for this



Brake cable included

gotta love those big reds, iv got one myself. in need of a bit of tlc as it went arse over head down the road half a dozen times not so long ago due to a trailer mishap. still goes tho even carries deer still!

Originally Posted by Dundee

Had two offers for this

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Brake cable included

Are you selling it?
@Dundee

That cable lasted 20 years so I must be generally using the foot brake - has been on hills for last ten years
Option for repair - $70 odd for genuine or $20 odd for aftermarket - the genuine one should see me out
I had another big red on a property I sold a couple of years back - it was older than this one - ex my deceased hunting mate and ex dairy farm use - very tidy but no km history - dealer in Cambridge grabbed it for a client and gave me $3k
I will tell my wife to list it on here - when I am gone

Originally Posted by Shootm

Are you selling it?
@Dundee

Yes after $1000

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

How many hours and how much Dundee?
Dumbest thing Honda ever did was stop making them.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Yes after $1000

Bargin


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Originally Posted by Dundee

Yes after $1000

What's your number mate? @Dundee flick me a Pm.

Would have bought it already Dundee but cost of getting it here takes the shine off it.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Would have bought it already Dundee but cost of getting it here takes the shine off it.

I'd take it to welly for you if that helped


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Not really but thanks